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Re: [St] GenMar Risers - Canuck Update
- Subject: Re: [St] GenMar Risers - Canuck Update
- From: "Bill Pitt" <billpitt3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:08:24 -0400
brian,
i've got the Gen-Mars & have been real pleased. i've had Heli Bars on my
Duc's and they were Great but the Gen-Mars on the Sprint work well
billybob
>From: Brian Pitman <snowsurfer@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [St] GenMar Risers - Canuck Update
>Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:30:32 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Hi Guys,
>
>It has been a quiet last couple of days on the list so I thought I would
>chime in with my latest, modest accessory upgrade, the purchase of a set of
>"T117" GenMar risers for my 06 Sprint ST. I had committed to riding to
>Halihax in two weeks time and needed to raise my bars prior to departure.I
>considered three viable options; the Triump accessory bar, Convertibars
>(which are adjustable once installed) and GenMar risers. While the riser
>option was the least "flexible", it was also the least expensive and the
>simpliest to install so I rolled the dice and ordered 'em up a week ago! I
>thought I would pass along my brief experience to date for anyone else who
>finds the stock handlebar position on an '05 or '06 ST too low.
>
>Today I received and installed my GenMar risers today, then took the
>Triumph for a short spin.
>
>The website said that they would install on the bike with no other mods and
>that the bars would not contact the fairing. I was dubious of both claims
>when I started, however, half an hour later with little more that a pair of
>hex keys in hand, I had mounted the risers and reinstalled the bars. I
>started with the left bar which goes on rather easily. There is lots of
>"give" to the clutch cable and the wiring harness that wends its way into
>the centre of the machine. So far so good!
>
>The right side is somewhat more of a "challenge" due to a "just long
>enough" brake hose which ends up being stretched to its limit ... but fits.
> The throttle cables required a bit of ingenuity. After the first
>tightening down of the bolts, and then checking for clearance (with the
>bike on the centrestand), the throttle assembly contacted the fairing over
>the last two cms of travel. Initially, I gained more clearance by rotating
>the throttle assembly counter-clockwise (looking end-on at the right hand
>bar). Unfortunately, that put too much tension on the two cables.
>
>I eventually settled on re-routing the throttle cables outside and forward
>of the brake fluid reservoir. The throttle assembly contacts the base of
>the reservoir mount a little awkwardly and the throttle assembly just
>barely contacts the fairing at full left lock, however,I do not ride at
>full lock often (!) and I experienced no binding on further trials, both
>static in my driveway and once rolling down the road. After getting
>through the expected hassles of bolting on the risers, it was time to ride!
>
>While a 30 min ride is not definitive, I can say that the bars, while the
>angle is not quite perfect, feel much better!!!
>I am now much more confident that I can put in an all day ride
>sport-touring on the ST.
>
>More to follow in two weeks after I return from Halifax, NS after I roll up
>~4000 kms in five days.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Brian
>GWN
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